Sex, lies and PCs in ‘80s computer world drama

May 30, 2014 7:58 PM

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The spot opened with a 1969 “Mad Men” character railing against a behemoth computer, then shifted to scenes of 1983 PC pioneers. “Once the future was hard to see,” a narrator intones, “Then three rebels ... got with the program.”

“Halt and Catch Fire” debuts Sunday (10 p.m. EDT), and AMC understandably would like to cast its new series as heir apparent to “Mad Men,” which is poised to depart next year. Or how about invoking former channel star “Breaking Bad”?